The amphibious transport dock John P. Murtha, right, at a shipyard in San Diego. Bradley Peniston / Defense One The Marine Corps thinks it will need 40 amphibious ships—up from the Navy’s current 31—to achieve its long-sought goal of keeping three Amphibious…
BAE Systems’ Nyan strike drone completed four launches during North Atlantic trials. The Royal Navy launched uncrewed strike drones from its HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier for the first time during North Atlantic trials. BAE Systems subsidiary Callen-Lenz developed the…
Tom Kaminski looks at the new unit at Nellis Air Force Base, responsible for operational testing of CCAs and the ‘loyal wingmen’ under development This is a premium article and requires an active Key.Aero subscription to view. More about…
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U.S. Sailors fire an M2A1.50-caliber machine gun during a crew served weapons qualification shoot on the flight deck aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in the Mediterranean Sea, October 31, 2026. Mount Whitney is on a scheduled…
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Syed Mojtaba Ali Khamenei warned on Wednesday that the Middle East war would widen if the US resumes its attacks, dismissing hopes of a policy shift in Washington after midterm elections dealt a blow to President…
USS America was the third Kitty Hawk – class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the US Navy to bear the name. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier CVA 66, she was redesignated as multi-purpose aircraft carrier CV 66 on Jun. 30, 1975. Decommissioned…
Oct 28, at 12:00pm ET There’s an old line about the Golden Gate Bridge that says the painters start at one end, work their way across, and by the time they reach the other side, it’s time to start over. As far…
Fragments is a series of short articles from the Explosive Weapons Monitor, a research initiative of the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW), on the use and impact of explosive weapons in populated areas. This issue looks at how evidence…
The Defense Watch | U.S. & Global Defense News, Analysis & Military Updates Get the latest update What the sources do agree on is the broad arc. The 870 was a commercial and police success first and a military shotgun second, and its armed-forces career…
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